The news that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty would skip the Preakness Stakes (G1) sent a jolt through the Triple Crown. Belmont Stakes Hopefuls line up in Peter Pan Trainer Bill Mott said Sovereignty would next point to the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 7 at Saratoga. Mott felt the added time ...
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher is a two-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, a four-time Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, but he’s still seeking a first victory in the Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Of course, there’s a logical explanation: He rarely sends his 3-year-old...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes (G1) and instead be pointed to the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 7. There will be no Triple Crown winner this year The decision came Tuesday and puts an end to any chance of a Triple Crown, racing’s most prized accomplishment. The...
After a few weeks of evaluating so much intel on the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders, the US Racing Team handicappers have decided who to bet in the Run for the Roses. Who are the USRacing Team's Picks for the Run for the Roses? Journalism is the top pick from four of our seven handicappers to [&hell...
One horse's Connections will have their Derby Dreams come True The plot lines are plentiful, the betting options bountiful, and the fashion statements bold and beautiful: Horseplayers and racing fans, it’s time for the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. And what an unpredictable field! Speed ...
Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner. It is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadic in the following years. Finally, in 1924,...
Street Sense Stakes (2007), California Chrome (2014), American Pharoah Stakes (2015), Nyquist (2016), and Authentic (2020) are the only horses that entered the Kentucky Derby with at least $1 million in career earnings and won the race. Overall, a total of 66 millionaires have run in the Kentucky ...
Grande owner Mike Repole: “Shocked and Confused’’ Another day, another scratch in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1). On Friday morning, a day before the Run for the Roses, Grande was scratched by Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians. The official reason...
Hold everything, please, there’s a big change in the Kentucky Derby (G1) field. Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial (G2) winner trained by Bob Baffert, is out of the race with a foot bruise. Baeza, the lone also-eligible, is in. Baffert, who is back at Churchill Downs after a three-year suspension, still...
The excitement of the Kentucky Derby is never restricted to just the two minutes or so in which the races run. In the weeks leading up to the annual event, contenders jump onto and off the probables lists daily and the hype builds steadily up until and through the time the gates swing open. But [&he...
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